Henry kelly



(No Model.)

HKELLY. FOOT GUARD.

No. 587,485. l Patented Aug. 8,1897.

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NITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

HENRY KELLY, OF LENNOXVILLE, CANADA.

FOOT-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 587,485, dated August3, 1897.

. Application tiled March 15, 1897. Serial No. 627,740. (No model.)Patented in Canada February 9,1897, No. 54,928.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY KELLY, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada,residing at LennoXville, in the county of Sherbrooke, Province ofQuebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinlFoot- Guards, (for which I have obtained Canadian Patent No. 54,928,dated February 9, 1897;) and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to foot-guards; and it consists in the novelconstruction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure I is a side View of the foot-guard. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same.

A is a plate which lits under the sole of the shoe. This plate has anupwardly-bent rear portion a', which follows the line of the bottom ofthe shoe.

B is a concavo-convex upper plate which lits over the toe of the shoeand partially covers the instep. The plate B is secured to the plate Aat its edges by angle-pieces b or in any other approved manner.

The upper plate B is preferably formed of steel or other hard and smoothmetal. The. lower plate A is of any approved material and may be ofindia-rubber. The bottom of the plate A, when of metal, is roughened,and when of india-rubber it is corru gated, to prevent it from slipping.

The upper plate B is provided with slots b' at its rear part for theinsertion of straps for securing the foot-guard in position.

C is a loop on the under side of the rear portion a of the bottom plate.This loop may be struck up from the plate by a punch, or it may be madeseparate and secured to the plate. A strap is passed through the loop Cand assists in securing the foot-guard in position. The straps are notshown in the drawings, as any approved straps may be used.

The foot-guard is used by lumbermen and all persons having occasion tochop wood. It is made to suit either foot and is slipped over the shoe.The roughened under side of the bottom plate prevents it from slippingoff the log when the foot is placed on the log to steady it, and thesteel upper plate prevents the ax from injuring the foot when a blowintended for the log accidentally falls upon the foot.

What I claim is- I A foot-guard comprising a liat bottom plate providedwith an upwardly-curved rear portion, a loop on the under side of thesaid rear portion, and a concavo-couvex plate secured to the said bottomplate and provided with slots at its rear end, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY KELLY.

Witnesses:

H. J. H. PETERS, W. J. PERRIN.

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